[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [釋氏要覽](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127) › 3.198 # 釋氏要覽 3.198 釋氏要覽 3.198 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.3.198) 涅槃經云。爪長破戒之相○文殊問經云。爪許長一橫麥。為搔癢故。 > The Nirvāṇa-sūtra states: 'Long nails are a sign of breaking the precepts.' The Mañjuśrīparipṛcchā-sūtra states: 'Nails are permitted to be as long as one horizontal barley grain, for the sake of scratching an itch.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.3.197) - [Next: 3.199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.3.199) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127~en-mt.3.198) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.3.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.3.198) · Pramāṇa